Red-backed Mannikin (Lonchura nigriceps)

Other Names (World)
Red-backed Mannikin, Brown-backed Munia, Red-backed Munia

Family
Estrildidae (Waxbills)

Size
10 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Cassin, 1852)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest, dry forest, dry savanna, dry shrubland.

Range (Guide)

Angola (B), Congo [The Democratic Republic of the] (B), Kenya (B), Malawi (B), Mozambique (B), Somalia (B), South Africa (B), Swaziland (B), Tanzania [United Republic of] (B), Zambia (B), Zimbabwe (B).

Southern Somalia, eastern Kenya and Tanzania south to Zambia, southern Mozambique and north-eastern and eastern South Africa.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status NR
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (13)...)

Red-backed Mannikin (Spermestes nigriceps) [XC430131]
by Rory Nefdt from Arusha National Park, Small Momela Lake, Arumeru, Arusha Region, Tanzania (call)

Red-backed Mannikin (Spermestes) [XC630276]
by Peter Boesman from Mandegee farm, oloitoktok, Kenya (call)

Subspecies
Black-and-white Mannikin (Spermestes bicolor) and Red-backed Mannikin (Lonchura nigriceps) (Sibley and Monroe 1990, 1993) are retained as separate species contra Dowsett and Forbes-Watson (1993) who include nigriceps as a subspecies of Black-and-white Mannikin (Spermestes bicolor).

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

nigriceps (Cassin, 1852) - Central Kenya and southern Somalia to eastern Angola, south-eastern DR Congo, Zambia, Zimbabwe and eastern South Africa. Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Black-and-white Mannikin (Spermestes bicolor).
woltersi Schouteden, 1956 - South-eastern DR Congo and north-western Zambia. Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Black-and-white Mannikin (Spermestes bicolor).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Red-backed Mannikin (Lonchura nigriceps) - 10 files

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